Join us on Thursday, 4th September at St Cecilia's Hall for one of our informal talk series lectures with historian Jayme Kurland.
In 1946, the electric guitar company Fender began its operations in southern California and relied on a small group of Mexican American women to wire amplifiers, wind pickups, and assemble their products, among other tasks. In this talk, historian Jayme Kurland discusses who the women of Fender were, the unique skills that they brought to their work, and their impact on American popular music.
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